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11:55 AM ET, December 13, 2023

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Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court will decide access to key abortion drug mifepristone  —  The Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will decide this term whether to limit access to a key abortion drug, returning the polarizing issue of reproductive rights to the high court for the first time since …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court agrees to hear showdown over abortion pill access  —  In a high-stakes legal battle, the Biden administration is defending federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone, including a recent move to make it available by mail.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday took …
Zachary Leeman / The Messenger:
Fani Willis Responds to GOP Backlash to Trump Case: ‘They Want to Come Up With This Foolishness’  —  ‘They worry the hero is treated the same as everybody else,’ the Fulton County, Georgia district attorney said  —  Fulton County, Ga., District Attorney Fani Willis is speaking up amid pushback …
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Mother Jones:
After Jan. 6, Brad Parscale Felt “Guilty” for Helping Trump. Now He's Back on Trump's Gravy Train.
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Hunter Biden, Defying Deposition Subpoena, Again Offers Public Testimony  —  The president's son appeared at a news conference at the Capitol as House investigators awaited him at a private session he declined to attend.  —  Hunter Biden, the president's son, appeared on Capitol Hill …
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
House Set to Approve Biden Impeachment Inquiry as It Hunts for an Offense
Washington Post:
Hunter Biden defies subpoena as House GOP plans vote on impeachment inquiry
Gareth Vipers / Wall Street Journal:
Tesla to Recall More Than Two Million Vehicles Over Autopilot Safety Concerns  —  Move follows two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration  —  Tesla will recall more than two million vehicles over concerns over its Autopilot system, following a two-year probe …
Mike Fleming Jr / Deadline:
André Braugher Dies: Star Of ‘Homicide: Life On The Street’, ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ & Other Series And Films Was 61  —  Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film  — VIBE Editor-In-Chief Datwon Thomas Takes Executive Producer, Talent Post At Dick Clark Productions  — Mort Engelberg Dies …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
Contraception is a winning issue, conservative strategists tell GOP  —  Former Trump confidante Kellyanne Conway and other strategists are citing poll data showing strong demand among GOP voters for birth control after the fall of Roe.  —  Kellyanne Conway is going to Capitol Hill on Wednesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Messenger:
Trump Tries to Slow Down Appeals Court Review on ‘Presidential Immunity’  —  The former president's lawyers cited ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ in a court filing on Wednesday arguing against a speedy briefing schedule … “The prosecution has one goal in this case: To unlawfully attempt to try …
Rasmussen Reports:
One-in-Five Mail-In Voters Admit They Cheated in 2020 Election  —  More than 20% of voters who used mail-in ballots in 2020 admit they participated in at least one form of election fraud.  —  A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute finds …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
We Were Told Biden Is Secretly Running the DOJ.  Why Is His Son Being Charged? … It has long been an article of faith on the right that Attorney General Merrick Garland is prosecuting Donald Trump because President Biden wants him to.  Even the Trump-skeptical corners …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
New York's high court just blew up the fight for control of the House  —  Here are five takeaways from the Tuesday's court ruling to redistrict New York — and what to know about the chaotic weeks ahead.  —  New York's high court gave Democrats a big leg up in the dogfight for control of the House of Representatives.
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Top Court Clears Path for Democrats to Redraw House Map in New York
Paul Demko / Politico:
‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon's partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses  —  Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues.  —  Ten Oregon Republican senators …
Nick Robertson / The Hill:
Santos: ‘I want to go back to Congress’  —  Former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said he'd be interested in returning to Congress, just two weeks after he was removed from office and wrote off Congress.  —  It's a stark reversal from previous comments about his future.  —  “Why would I want to stay here?
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Politico:
Playbook: A protest that should worry Biden and Harris  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  IT'S A WRAP — “Climate summit makes ‘historic progress’ — but the world still can't quit oil,” by Karl Mathiesen, Zia Weise, Zack Colman …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Manchin taking two-month tour to test appetite for national ‘movement’  —  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on Tuesday that he has not decided on his political future, but would launch a two-month winter tour to determine whether there is a national “movement” for a third-party ticket.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The truth about Wreaths Across America  —  Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization that places wreaths on the graves of military veterans.  It's a simple gesture that has proven popular.  Wreaths Across America placed 33,000 wreaths in 2007, its first year.
NBC News:
Florida abortion rights activists win over Republicans in ballot measure push  —  An abortion rights group says more than 150,000 of the voters who have signed its petition to get protections into the state constitution are registered Republicans.  —  PINECREST, Fla. — Jaymie Carter is a registered Republican.
Alexander Ward / Politico:
Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024  —  The idea, which has been considered in other forms during years of U.S.-led negotiations with North Korea, would be a shift in Washington's overall approach to Pyongyang.  —  Donald Trump is considering a plan …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
David Shepardson / Reuters:
US agency will not reinstate $900 mln subsidy for SpaceX Starlink unit  —  The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday reaffirmed its 2022 decision to deny SpaceX satellite internet unit Starlink $885.5 million in rural broadband subsidies.  —  The FCC said the decision impacting …
 
 
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The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep. Mike Garcia Secretly Sold Boeing Stock Ahead of Damning Report
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
CNN:
Takeaways from CNN's Iowa town hall with Ron DeSantis
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Russian Missile Attack Injures 50+, Damages Children's Hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine Says
Roger Sollenberger / The Daily Beast:
Trump Legal Defense Fund's Biggest Expense Was Mar-a-Lago
 Earlier Items: 
The White House:
Statement from President Joe Biden on Continued Denials of Abortion Care
Discussion: The Messenger
Matt Dixon / NBC News:
Florida school board votes for Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler to resign
Associated Press:
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
White House lays out offer on immigration changes in talks with Congress
Wall Street Journal:
Israel Begins Pumping Seawater Into Hamas's Gaza Tunnels
 

 
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